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Following on from the previous thread, this is now enough of a Thing to warrant its own thread.
You may have heard of London Hackspace, the shared ownership workshop. It's an amazing facility, with 3d printers, laser cutter, full metal and wood workshops etc. available for use by its members. I'm a member, but I hardly ever use the space, because it's all the way in Bethnal Green.
For a couple of years now, there have been fumblings and rumblings about setting up something similar in South London, but all it seemed to be doing was getting half a dozen people to the pub every other month to talk about how nice it would be if it existed. So a few of us decided to get off our arses and are actually making it happen. We're now a company limited by guarantee, with a bank account on the way. We've got an offer from Network Rail of a peppercorn rent on a Loughborough Junction railway arch for 12 months, and hope to have the keys before the end of the year. We've gathered £1.5K in pledged donations for a startup fund to help cover the early months' utilities, rates and for kitting out the space.
The idea is that you pay a monthly membership fee that is commensurate with a)How much you can afford, b)How much you think it's worth, and c)How often you use the space. There will be guidelines, but we haven't nailed them down yet. TBC. In return, you get 24/7 access to a workshop where you can pursue hobbies, crafts or arts that are too messy, noisy or large to do at home. As a member of the space, you will be a member of the company, with a full and equal say in how the space is run and how the money is spent. If you want a special tool for the space, you club together with other interested parties, buy the tool and then maintain it for all to use. You also get to meet lots of interesting people, all with hobbies and projects of their own. Who knows what creative sparks might fly in such an environment?
In the meantime, we're holding Make Days at the London College of Communication at Elephant & Castle (the old printing college next door to the Tabernacle). These are microcosms of the space we plan to make. If possible, everyone brings a project and some tools, to work on and to share. It's a great way to meet interesting and creative people, and for us to share our progress .
The next one is pencilled in for Saturday 7th of December, details tbc. Watch this space!
For more details, you can check out our blog and like our facebook page
(ed: If you want something for BrixtonBuzz, I can do a slight edit of the above and provide some images. Might have to wait till sunday/monday though)
You may have heard of London Hackspace, the shared ownership workshop. It's an amazing facility, with 3d printers, laser cutter, full metal and wood workshops etc. available for use by its members. I'm a member, but I hardly ever use the space, because it's all the way in Bethnal Green.
For a couple of years now, there have been fumblings and rumblings about setting up something similar in South London, but all it seemed to be doing was getting half a dozen people to the pub every other month to talk about how nice it would be if it existed. So a few of us decided to get off our arses and are actually making it happen. We're now a company limited by guarantee, with a bank account on the way. We've got an offer from Network Rail of a peppercorn rent on a Loughborough Junction railway arch for 12 months, and hope to have the keys before the end of the year. We've gathered £1.5K in pledged donations for a startup fund to help cover the early months' utilities, rates and for kitting out the space.
The idea is that you pay a monthly membership fee that is commensurate with a)How much you can afford, b)How much you think it's worth, and c)How often you use the space. There will be guidelines, but we haven't nailed them down yet. TBC. In return, you get 24/7 access to a workshop where you can pursue hobbies, crafts or arts that are too messy, noisy or large to do at home. As a member of the space, you will be a member of the company, with a full and equal say in how the space is run and how the money is spent. If you want a special tool for the space, you club together with other interested parties, buy the tool and then maintain it for all to use. You also get to meet lots of interesting people, all with hobbies and projects of their own. Who knows what creative sparks might fly in such an environment?
In the meantime, we're holding Make Days at the London College of Communication at Elephant & Castle (the old printing college next door to the Tabernacle). These are microcosms of the space we plan to make. If possible, everyone brings a project and some tools, to work on and to share. It's a great way to meet interesting and creative people, and for us to share our progress .
The next one is pencilled in for Saturday 7th of December, details tbc. Watch this space!
For more details, you can check out our blog and like our facebook page
(ed: If you want something for BrixtonBuzz, I can do a slight edit of the above and provide some images. Might have to wait till sunday/monday though)
I'm seeing someone next week who may have an idea what's going on so will mention it.
